First-Floor Deck for a Complex Foundation

With the sills done, the next step is floor framing

As I mentioned in my previous article ("Mudsill Layout for a Complex Foundation," May/14), I own a residential framing company on Cape Cod that focuses on delivering quality framing in a timely manner. The "timely" part can sometimes be a challenge on a high-end, complex frame, while the "quality" part remains mandatory.In this article, I'll pick up the same job where we left off and will explain how we went about framing the first-floor deck. I'll share a few of the techniques we've developed over the years to achieve both our time and quality goals.In the previous article, we had...